The management of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant said Sunday that 50 staff members who had been on the job since the plant was seized by Russian forces have been replaced. After weeks of forced, unrelieved work, the staff was suffering exhaustion and this risked the safety of the plant. The authority that manages the plant didn't give any details on how the agreement was reached to let the workers leave. There is a There are key developments in the Russia-UKRAINE war. Zelenskyy evokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid Mariupol survivors take train to safety. Ukraine is now seen as a war of attrition. Across Europe, Ukrainian exiles pray for peace. There is a backdrop to the US push for hypersonic weapons. How the U.S. and its allies punished Putin. There is a There are other developments today. Ukrainian survivors of one of the most brutal sieges in modern history were in the final minutes of their train ride to relative safety. Some people only had what they had at hand when they fled the port of Mariupol. Some fled so quickly that relatives who were still in the starving Ukrainian city on the Sea of Azov weren't aware that they had left. There is no city anymore, according to Marina Galla. She cried in the doorway of the crowded train compartment that was pulling into the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. As they fled Mariupol, the Russian soldiers at the checkpoint suggested that they go to the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol or the Russian-annexed peninsula. Mariupol authorities say 10% of the city's population have left over the past week. There is a China's ambassador to the U.S. is defending his country's refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, arguing that such a rebuke will not stop the violence. China's condemnation would not help, and he is not sure if it would have any effect on Russia. He says that China wants good neighborly relations with Russia and will keep up normal trade with them. President Joe Biden warned China's president of consequences if it gave material aid to Russia. Western countries and Japan should condemn Russia's attack, according to Ukraine. China isn't giving any military assistance to Russia. He said that China will do everything it can to de-escalate the crisis. There is a The president of Ukraine compared the invasion of his country by Russia to the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany during World War II. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to carry out a permanent solution against Ukraine in a speech to members of Israel's parliament. The term genocide was used by Nazi Germany. Zelenskyy mentioned that a Russian missile attack hit Babi Yar, where over 30,000 Jews were slaughtered by the Nazis in 1941. The main Holocaust memorial is located at the site. The victims of the Holocaust are buried in this place. Israel has good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, which has led to the emergence of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as a key mediator. Zelenskyy, who is Jewish, urged Israel to follow the lead of Western countries and impose sanctions on Russia. There is a The bells of St. Paul's Cathedral rang out in support of Ukraine. The bells rang at 4 pm. The same time as church bells were due to sound in the Ukrainian city of Lviv. The Durham Cathedral in northern England is one of the churches that joined in. David Ison, dean of St. Paul, hoped that Ukrainians would find comfort in this act of solidarity. Ukranian politicians have compared their fight against Russian invasion to Britain's fight against Nazi Germany in World War II. One of the most famous images of British wartime resilience is a photo of the dome of St. Paul surrounded by thick smoke during a night of heavy German bombing in 1940. There is a Since arriving in Germany five days ago, Alona Fartukhova has been coming to Berlin's Ukrainian Orthodox Christian community every day. The 20-year-old refugee helps organize donations for her countrymen back home by attending daily prayers for peace. On Sunday, Fartukhova joined dozens of other Ukrainian worshippers at a red brick stone church in the German capital who sang together, lit candles, and received blessings from the head of the community. They put medical crutches, sleeping bags, diapers, big boxes of gummi bears, and countless jars of pickles into big cardboard boxes to be sent to Ukraine. Ukrainians gathered for church services to pray for peace in their country. Newly arrived refugees mingled with long-time members of Europe at houses of worship all over the continent. More than three million people have fled the country since Russia attacked it. As the war continues, many are moving further west, escaping to neighboring Poland, Romania or Moldova. There is a More than 8,000 people are attending an open-air concert in Berlin to show their support for Ukraine. The Sound of Peace concert at the city's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Sunday features German music stars such as the violinist David Garrett, who was to perform Freiheit, or freedom in German. Up to 20,000 people were expected at the concert which started in the early afternoon and was supposed to last into the night. The main streets leading to the venue were crowded on Sunday and police told visitors to look for other ways to get to the concert. There is a The Mariupol City Council issued a statement saying that its residents are being evacuated to Russia against their will and that one Ukrainian lawmaker says those people are being taken for forced labor in remote parts of Russia. People are being forced to leave Ukraine for Russia. Several thousand Mariupol residents have been taken to the Russian territory over the past week. Over the last 24 hours, 541 people have been evacuated from Mariupol, according to the Russia-backed rebels. The Mariupol City Council claimed that Russian troops have inspected cellphones and documents of evacuees before sending them to remote cities in Russia. According to the mayor and city council in Mariupol, those citizens are going to be relocated to very distant parts of Russia, according to Inna Sovsun. The city of Mariupol has been cut off from food, water, and energy because of the heavy Russian shelling. There is a A group of protesters are blocking the road to the border point in Poland, which is why trucks are being held up for 25 miles. The protesters want a ban on trade with Russia. Ukrainians and Poles have been blocking access to the crossing for two weeks to pressure Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine. Early Saturday, the latest round of the "NO Trade with Russia!" protest began in eastern Poland. A spokesman for the local tax office said that some 950 trucks were waiting to cross into Belarus. He said the waiting time was 32 hours. The road leading to the border point has been closed because of protesters and the police have separated them. The border guard clashed with Middle East migrants trying to illegally cross into Poland in November, causing truck traffic on the border point to increase. Poland's Prime Minister has called on the EU to stop land and sea trade with Russia. There is a Germany's economy minister is visiting the tiny, energy-rich state of Qatar to discuss improving stability in the energy market as Russia's war in Ukraine sends gas prices to new highs. Robert Habeck met with the foreign minister and minister of state for energy affairs of the state of Qatar on Sunday to discuss the short-term supply of natural gas. According to a statement from the Qatari government, the Emir spoke with Habeck about ways to boost energy cooperation and security. As Europe seeks to wean itself off Russian energy sources while keeping gasoline prices under control, Habeck is the latest Western official to visit the oil-rich sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia last week in a bid to convince them to pump more oil. The Italian government is intent on reducing reliance on Russian-energy and after visiting Algeria, the foreign minister went to Qatar. Italy is looking at Libya, Tunisia, and Azerbaijan for gas. There is a According to Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the president of Ukraine, Russian generals and other senior officers have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion. The high mortality rate among Russia's senior military officers shows a lack of readiness, according to Podolyak. The Russian military has not confirmed the death of any of its generals. A group in Russia confirmed the death of the commanding general of the 7th Airborne Division. There is a Turkey's foreign minister says that Russia and Ukraine are close to an agreement on fundamental issues. He said that Turkey was in touch with both sides and was acting as a mediator and facilitation. Turkey, Germany, and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council were demanded to act as guarantors by the minister. Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Russia and Ukraine this week. Turkey is close with both Russia and Ukraine. Even though it supports opposing sides in Syria and Libya, it has close energy, trade and defense relations with Moscow. The Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean are closed to Russian warships because Ankara has not closed its airspace. Turkey has been critical of Russia's occupation of the peninsula where there are ethnic and religious ties with Turkey. There is a Dozens of people demonstrated outside the U.N. headquarters in Lebanon to show their support for Russia. They claim that Moscow only moved in to protect Russian-speaking people who have been under attack for eight years. A group of nearly 150 people from Lebanon, Syrians and Russians. Russian President Vladimir Putin helped tip the balance of power in favor of Syrian President Bashar Assad when his military joined the civil war in Syria in 2015. Lebanon is divided into two groups, one supported by the West and the other by Iran and Assad's government. There is a Pope Francis denounced the war between Russia and Ukraine as sacrilegious and repugnant. In his strongest words yet, Francis told thousands of people in St. Peter's Square that every day brings more atrocities. In an apparent reference to Russia, Francis said there was no justification for the invasion. Francis didn't name Russia as the aggressor. Pontiffs have decried wars without naming warmongers. Francis called on all actors in the international community to work towards ending the war. He said that he felt pain for the millions who don't have the chance to escape. The pope said that the priority was to protect defenseless life and not to eliminate it. There is a Slovakia's Defense Minister says the first NATO units with the air defense systems have moved to his country. The transfers will continue in the next few days. The Netherlands and Germany have agreed to send their troops to Slovakia. The troops are some of the 2,100 soldiers from several NATO members, including the United States, who will form a battlegroup on Slovak territory. The armed forces base of Sliac in central Slovakia will be the first place where the Patriots will be deployed before they are stationed to protect the largest possible Slovak territory. He thanked Germany and the Netherlands for their decision to boost Slovakia's defense. The S-300 air-defense system his country has relied on will not be replaced by the Patriots. He said his country would be willing to give the S-300 missile system to Ukraine if it had a proper replacement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to U.S. lawmakers by video Wednesday, appealing for anti-air systems that would allow it to protect its airspace against Russian warplanes and missiles. NATO members Bulgaria, Slovakia and Greece have the S-300s. The Slovak minister said his country will work to replace the S-300s with a different system that is compatible with the allies. There is a Over the past week, nearly 40,000 people have left the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. That's 10% of the population. The city council in the Azov Sea port city of Mariupol said on Sunday that more than 40,000 people have been safely evacuated from the area. The evacuees used more than 8,000 vehicles to leave via a humanitarian corridor. The city was encircled by the Russian troops and was bombarded for three weeks, coming to symbolize the horror of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The siege has cut off food, water and energy supplies, and killed at least 2,300 people, some of whom had to be buried in mass graves. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that the siege of Mariupol would go down in history as a war crime. There is a At least five civilians have been killed in the latest Russian shelling. A 9-year-old boy was one of the victims of the Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv. Since the beginning of the invasion, Russian forces have been bombarding the city of Kharkiv. Dozens of baby orphans have been evacuated from a city engulfed in combat. Dmytro Zhyvytskyy, the governor of the northeastern Sumy region, said that 71 infants have been safely evacuated. On Facebook, Zhyvytskyy said that the orphans will be taken to a foreign country. He said that most of them need medical attention. Like many other Ukrainian cities, the city of Sumy has been bombarded by Russian troops. There is a The Russian military says it has carried out a series of strikes on Ukrainian military facilities. The Kinzhal missile hit a Ukrainian fuel depot near the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv, according to the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman. Russia used the Kinzhal, a weapon that can hit targets 2,000 kilometers away at a speed 10 times the speed of sound, for the second day in a row. The Kinzhal was used for the first time in combat by the Russian military to destroy an ammunition depot in western Ukraine. The fuel depot in Kostiantynivka was hit by missiles launched by Russian warships from the Caspian Sea. He said Kalibr missiles were launched from the Black Sea and used to destroy an armor repair plant. A Ukrainian facility in the northern Zhytomyr region where foreign fighters and Ukrainian special forces are based was hit by air-launched missiles. There is a The Russian military bombed an art school in Mariupol where 400 people had taken refuge. The school building was destroyed and people could remain under it. There was no word on casualties. The theater in Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday. The authorities said 130 people were rescued, but many more could still be under the debris. Mariupol, a strategic port on the Azov Sea, has been encircled by Russian troops, cut off from energy, food and water supplies, and has faced a relentless bombardment. Zelenskyy said the siege of Mariupol would go down in history as a war crime. There is a The activities of 11 political parties with links to Russia have been suspended by the President of Ukraine. The opposition platform for life has 44 seats in the parliament. The leader of the party is Viktor Medvedchuk, who has friendly ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Nashi party is led by Yevheniy Murayev. The British authorities warned that Russia wanted to install Murayev as the leader of Ukraine. Zelenskyy said in a video address early Sunday that a number of political parties are suspending their activities because of a large-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation. Zelenskyy's announcement follows the introduction of martial law that will ban parties associated with Russia. There is a Zelensky said neither he nor his people could accept some of the demands of Russia. The asteroid that hit Earth off the coast of Iceland was not big enough to pose a threat to the planet. The most unlikely coincidences of all time don't appear in the history books. The Dominican drug trafficker hired private investigators to look into the attack that almost killed him after he felt disrespected by David Ortiz. The Boston Globe reported on Saturday that Edward Davis, the former Boston police commissioner, found that the theory of the crime developed by Dominican prosecutors was incorrect. According to the newspaper, Davis said that the drug trafficker had placed a bounty on the man and that the hit squad had tried to kill him. If you are planning on going on a summer vacation, be prepared for higher airfares. The president of Ukraine compared Russia's invasion of his country to the actions of Nazi Germany on Sunday. In a speech to Israeli lawmakers, President Zelenskyy said it was time for Israel to take sides in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Flexbeam is completely hands-free and allows you to stay safe and see farther in the dark. Infighting and upheaval is occurring in the government of Vladimir Putin. Stress is one of the things that are killing Ukrainians. No shirt, no problem. Some of the best company responses will be seen on social media. The Convoy got a taste of its own medicine on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C., when a single bicyclist moving at a snail's pace brought the truckers to a near halt. You have a bunch of trucks behind you, WYSIWYGTV yelled at the cyclist. The Space Foundation removed the name of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin from the event in light of current events. The former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue star is on the beach. There are many different types of movies made these days, including a sequel, a remake, a soft reboot, and a spin-off. Zelensky restricts opposition parties. The Sixteen Candles actress says she gave her mom a pass for her mistake. Steve Harvey had people on social media confused this week when he revealed that he owed the IRS. This all-natural sleep patch is changing the way we sleep. Prepare to win the day and wake up refreshed. The Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday that Russia bombed an art school in Mariupol, and evacuees from the devastated port city described how battles took place over the course of weeks. Russian forces in southern and eastern Ukraine would be able to link up. Three weeks into the invasion, Western governments and analysts see the conflict shifting to a war of attrition, with Russian forces launching long-range missiles at cities and military bases as Ukrainian forces carry out hit-and-run attacks and seek to sever their supply lines. Pope Francis said on Sunday that Russia should be blamed for the shelling of Ukrainian civilians. The city of Kyiv is over 300 square miles and divided by a river. Many of the structures are on narrow, winding streets. Approximately 2 million people remain after being evacuated. To the northwest and to the east, tens of thousands of Russian troops are pressing toward the city, backed by columns of tanks and armored vehicles. Ukrainian sold inside Kyiv. The only ones who can defeat the legendary Thanos are the superhero and villains of the Marvel universe. After more than a decade of argument, the most powerful body in the United States added a new disorder to its diagnostic manual. The decision marks the end of a long debate within the field of mental health, steering researchers and clinicians to view intense grief as a target for medical treatment at a time when many Americans are overwhelmed by loss. The new diagnosis was designed for a small group of people. A Ukrainian historian wrote in an opinion piece in The New York Times on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin made two major miscalculations regarding the invasion of Ukraine. In deep-blue Broward County, throngs of former President Donald Trump's supporters went to the edge of the Everglades to see America's 45th president speak at the latest stop of the American Freedom Tour.Associated Press
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